Too often Latter day Saints-concerned about and confused over the scriptural statement that children are conceived in sin (Moses 6:55)-ask the question, Are children pure?. The answer to this question is always a resounding yes. No one disputes that. The real issue is why children are pure. Two answers suggest themselves:
(1) The Greek or humanistic response is that children are pure because human nature is pure, prone toward the good; and
(2) the Christian response is that children are pure because of the Atonement, because Jesus Christ has declared them so. Children are redeemed because of the righteousness of our Redeemer....